War Wolf 009 was almost falling out of the top 10. Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth Shirt... last month there was a brief moment of happiness, but this month it's back to the state of being nowhere to be found in the top 10...
Zone 666 is truly fiercely competitive. Seeing the rankings, some were overjoyed, while others were utterly stunned.
It was the final day. Qi Xu, worried about the cross-zone arena challenge tournament possibly starting tomorrow, didn't push for extra training. Instead, he directly took everyone to book out a buffet restaurant.
It was time to relax and have a gathering. Keeping the tension too high for too long leads to exhaustion. Balancing work and rest is the right way.
But just as they sat down at the buffet restaurant, Laicai handed over this month's financial report. Looking at the string of numbers, Qi Xu felt his head was about to explode.
Fighting seems more suited to me, after all... If I remember correctly, I was originally a humanities student, wasn't I? Now I can't even bring myself to read an analysis summary... hiss...
Qi Xu vaguely felt this wouldn't do. A leader must be well-rounded! Let's add some daily reading time from now on!
Summoning patience, he reread the report from start to finish. They had accepted 133 orders and received 133 positive reviews. Coupled with the special attribute of the "Wealth Flows from All Directions" title, they ended up earning a total of 90,000 Vehicle Upgrade Cards and some special supplies.
Qi Xu rubbed his eyes hard before confirming he hadn't read it wrong.
Back at the very beginning of this round of the game, Qi Xu was determined to take the team route and build a proper faction. But only now did he become utterly certain: the power of a collective isn't just huge; it's terrifying.
This is still just a zone of a few thousand people. If, after the major zones merge in the future, we use various methods to gather resources from everyone... it would create an absolutely terrifying situation. This is much faster than developing as a lone wolf.
Moreover... the work of the several rescue squads had been exceptionally outstanding, so outstanding that over the past month... not a single player in Zone 666 of Major Zone 88 had been eliminated. The player count was exactly the same as at the start of the month.
Under the "Peril Without Rest" disaster, they achieved the perfect result of zero player eliminations. Qiuqiu was dumbfounded, checked the data several times, and after confirming there were no issues, hurriedly reported it upwards.
This directly triggered a server-wide announcement!
[Congratulations to Zone 666 of Major Zone 88 on the Chinese server for achieving the server's first "Zero Player Eliminations for an Entire Month" accomplishment! Special reward: 500 Vehicle Upgrade Cards and 100 Energy Stones for every player in the zone!]
Instantly, the entire chat hall erupted.
Countdown: "Holy moly! Another 500 Vehicle Upgrade Cards and 100 Energy Stones are back! It's like I got a free rescue, hahaha, Zone 666 is awesome!"
Baby Bus: "We're now little bosses who've triggered two server-wide announcements! Remember the 'Highest Server-wide Average Daily Mileage' record we triggered during the blizzard disaster?
The game hadn't been going on for long back then, and I was surviving on small bread rolls every day. Suddenly getting a luxurious hotpot meal got me so excited.
I feel like my whole outlook became more optimistic back then. I made up my mind then and there that I had to get another server-wide announcement, hahaha, and today that dream came true, didn't it? The storm has passed, the skies have cleared; we've already made it through the hardest times!"
Lang Sanyuan vi: "Ahhh I remember, I remember! That hotpot saved my life! When the announcement said we took first place server-wide, I was so excited I couldn't sleep all night! My nickname was still numbers back then... thinking about it, that feels like so long ago now."
Countdown: "Following Boss Whirlwind, a little server-wide announcement is nothing. We'll take it all!"
Zang Ai 2009: "Wow, so your reward back then was hotpot. We were still in Zone 444 at the time, couldn't get in on that. Good thing we caught up this time!"
All players in Zone 666 were celebrating as if it were New Year's, each speaking more emotionally than the last. Qi Xu got carried away too and sent a 10,000 Survival Coin red packet in the chat hall.
4386 people, each could claim a share—just for the fun and excitement. Checking who got the luckiest draw in the end... well, no surprise, it was Bian as expected.
Even though the zone doesn't have many people now, their hearts are truly united. For such a long time, not a single troublemaker has popped up, and there have been very few conflicts, if any.
Qi Xu thought about the approaching year-end... not only will the Faction Creation Token be released, but there will also be an event. It seems they'll select the top-ranked players from the 12 strongest zones to participate. It sounds quite interesting, but it requires a solid popular base, otherwise it could get awkward.
He specifically posted a message in the chat hall to make his presence felt.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Let's work hard together and have our Zone 666 secure even more server-wide announcements!"
Wealth Flows from All Directions: "With Boss Whirlwind leading us, server-wide announcements are no big deal! Let's unite and move forward together! Even if we encounter nasty troublemakers after zone mergers, we must unite immediately to stamp out any discord within our zone!"
Tonsils Never Speak: "That's right. Maintaining team unity is the key to victory."
-1an': "Agreed, support! Let's all unite, no internal strife! Keep Zone 666 consistently awesome!"
Through Storms Together: "Shared spirit makes resolve more firm, together bearing storms to break through hardships. United we chart a new scene, striving together to make our zone bloom with smiling faces!"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Uncle, you're just too skilled! Where's Brother Vitality? Step up! Compose a matching verse with Uncle!"
Vitality Girl Pot Gets Gang: "Haha, I've been practicing composing music lately. How about I borrow Uncle's lyrics and sing a song for everyone?"
China's Little Master Chef: "Huh?"
War Wolf 009: („ಡωಡ„)
Retired Magical Boy: "Bro, I need to talk to you. Let's chat privately."
Qi Xu was caught between laughter and tears. He was just about to join in with a joke himself when he suddenly received a notification on the light screen.
[Player Invincible Black Whirlwind, greetings! Today at 6:00 AM, a comprehensive grouping meeting for ten randomly selected zones will be held. Each zone will be represented by the number one ranked player from the monthly leaderboard. Thank you for your participation and cooperation!
The Cross-Zone Arena Challenge Tournament will commence at 8:00 AM. Please make appropriate arrangements in advance.]
Meeting at 6, tournament at 8. That's a tight schedule.
Before Qi Xu could even ask Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu eagerly spilled everything.
"Boss, the Cross-Zone Arena Challenge Tournament is happening again, wuwuwu... I didn't manage to secure the hosting rights, and I couldn't find out who the opponent is either. It should be from one of the top 50 major zones, at least a B-level ball."
"It's probably Zone 01 of Major Zone 01."
Qi Xu knew it. Ball S1 wouldn't let things go. Even though it's not S1 anymore, given the chance, it would definitely try to get revenge.
The Cross-Zone Arena Challenge Tournament was the perfect opportunity. After all, at other times, it would be difficult for it to even get near him.
"Ah!! What do we do then?!" The whole ball panicked. My boss, you can't be taken away!
.........
